Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong formally became Wang Qiye’s disciple as a continent-wide Pride of Heaven Ranking appeared, promising powerful soul-bone rewards for the top young prodigies. Wang Qiye assured Ning Fengzhi that the sect’s plans would proceed despite the ranking, while his martial dao system showed its disciples and training progress.

• Ning Rongrong accepted Wang Qiye’s three commandments and became his disciple at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Pride of Heaven Ranking announced that ranked prodigies would receive rewards, including soul bones, and drew excited reactions from Spirit Hall, Shrek Academy, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• The ranking revealed rewards escalating to a hundred-thousand-year soul bone and million-year whale glue for first place.
• Wang Qiye asked Ning Rongrong if she could win first place, and she confidently claimed she would.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that the ranking could expose their plans, but Wang Qiye said everything would proceed as usual and checked his martial dao system.

The Pride of Heaven Ranking revealed that whale rubber improved constitution and raised the maximum age of absorbable Soul Rings, prompting factions across the continent to scramble for it. As they prepared to confront the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for its huge stockpile, the ranking began announcing its first entry.

• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang falsely claimed whale rubber increased Soul Power cultivation, then was struck by lightning after the ranking warned him not to spread rumors.
• Wang Qiye explained that whale rubber had improved Ning Rongrong’s constitution, and the ranking confirmed its effects and described special varieties.
• Xue Ye ordered Heaven Dou to seize whale rubber, but learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had bought nearly all of it three years earlier.
• Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and other factions discovered the sect’s stockpile and prepared to demand it back.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered his elders to go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but the Pride of Heaven Ranking began announcing tenth place.

The Pride of Heaven Ranking placed Tang San tenth and revealed that his father’s neglect and Yu Xiaogang’s misguided instruction had badly damaged his potential. Tang Hao attacked Yu Xiaogang but stopped when Yu Xiaogang claimed to know the secret of safely adding Soul Rings to Twin Martial Souls.

• The ranking named Tang San tenth for his Twin Martial Souls, while a hidden man at Shrek Academy questioned whether he could still help him take revenge.
• The sky screen explained that Tang San’s childhood malnutrition had depleted his body and Yu Xiaogang’s advice had nearly ruined his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, leaving Tang San overwhelmed and spitting blood.
• Tang Hao confronted Yu Xiaogang, slapped him, crushed his leg, and prepared to kill him for damaging Tang San’s talent.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to reveal how to add Soul Rings to Twin Martial Souls without causing the body to explode, and Tang Hao stopped attacking him.
• Zhu Zhuqing quietly left Shrek Academy after seeing Yu Xiaogang’s true character.
• Yu Tianheng’s father mocked Tang San’s ruined talent and planned to invite Yu Xiaogang to teach his son, while the Clear Sky Sect erupted into an uproar.

After the Pride of Heaven Ranking revealed Oscar’s exceptional innate talent, the ranking exposed how badly Tang San’s potential had been damaged, prompting reactions from the Clear Sky Sect, Spirit Hall, and those around him. The chapter ended with Shrek Academy arguing over Yu Xiaogang’s teaching while everyone overlooked Oscar and kept discussing Tang San.

• Tang Xiao questioned the Clear Sky Sect elders about Tang San’s origins and ordered them to find Tang Hao so he could confront him over Tang San’s neglect and ruined martial soul.
• Bibi Dong sympathized with Tang San but warned Hu Liena to kill him if they met, while Hu Liena suggested making him Bibi Dong’s disciple.
• The Pride of Heaven Ranking placed Oscar ninth for his rare innate full soul power, and Tang Hao became enraged that Oscar’s assessment surpassed Tang San’s.
• Tang Hao punished Yu Xiaogang by breaking his other leg, and Flender reluctantly bandaged him while Tang San wondered what his life might have been like under different circumstances.
• Qian Renxue learned that Tang San was the child of Tang Hao and a soul beast, then reacted with disgust and destroyed the Blue Silver Grass around her.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender apologized for Yu Xiaogang’s mistakes, Xiao Wu condemned his teaching, and the gathering continued to focus on Tang San rather than Oscar.

The Pride of Heaven Ranking revealed Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia had exceptional potential to comprehend laws, and Dugu Bo took her as his disciple. The ranking then named Zhu Zhuqing seventh, leaving Tang San devastated as the explanation for her placement began to appear.

• Ning Fengzhi explained Nine Heart Begonia’s rarity and praised its support abilities, while Ning Rongrong joked that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could abandon its title as the strongest support sect.
• The ranking revealed Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia could potentially sense laws of life and death, withering and flourishing, and fate.
• Dugu Bo offered to teach Ye Lingling about poisonous plants, and she formally accepted him as her teacher.
• Wang Qiye explained that Martial Souls could only potentially touch laws, which required exceptional comprehension to understand; he teased Ning Rongrong about her own comprehension.
• The ranking named Zhu Zhuqing seventh, prompting Tang San to despair and Dai Mubai to assume his own ranking would earn him a Soul Bone.
• The ranking began revealing Zhu Zhuqing’s reason for placement: “Lord of the Netherworld, three lives and three lifetimes...”

Zhu Zhuqing’s ranking revealed her potential to become Lord of the Netherworld or evolve into a Three-Life Spirit Cat, prompting her to flee Shrek Academy and warn Xiao Wu. Elsewhere, Hu Liena and Ning Rongrong questioned the meaning of Zhu Zhuqing’s potential, while Wang Qiye speculated about the Heaven Ranking and the Netherworld.

• Tang Hao condemned Zhu Zhuqing’s potential as an evil path, while Tang San envied her and entertained violent thoughts about her.
• Xiao Wu found Zhu Zhuqing in the bathroom and told her she had ranked seventh on the Pride of Heaven Ranking.
• Zhu Zhuqing urged Xiao Wu to leave Shrek Academy, criticized the school and Grandmaster, and warned her to be wary of Tang San before vanishing.
• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong about Zhu Zhuqing’s Nether Civet Martial Soul and whether the Lord of the Netherworld was a god.
• Wang Qiye told Ning Rongrong that the Lord of the Netherworld might be a king among gods and that Zhu Zhuqing’s chances of reaching her ranked potential were low.

Shui Bing'er ranked sixth on the Pride of Heaven Ranking, and Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to protect the newly revealed talents. As the rewards were distributed, Tang Hao took Oscar’s Soul Bones for Tang San, then fled after sensing something.

• Shui Yue'er celebrated Shui Bing'er’s sixth-place ranking, while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena questioned why Shui Bing'er ranked above Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong learned the ranked talents’ locations and ordered Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to Barak City, with four Titled Douluo elders sent to the academies.
• Tang San received and absorbed a torso Soul Bone that increased his cultivation and physical strength.
• Tang Hao seized Oscar’s torso Soul Bone and claimed it for Tang San, then kept it for himself after Tang San could not absorb it.
• Tang Hao forced Oscar to his knees when he pretended to return the Soul Bone, and Flender intervened before Tang Hao sensed something and darted away.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Bo protected Ye Lingling's Soul Bone and offered to exchange it for one better suited to her. Meanwhile, Tang Hao nearly killed Zhu Zhuqing, who vowed to kill him, before Yue Guan distracted him by mentioning his son; Zhu Zhuqing was left gravely injured and possibly dying.

• Dugu Bo reassured Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin that Ye Lingling was his disciple and would not lose her Soul Bone to him.
• Ye Lingling decided not to absorb the unsuitable Flame Jet Soul Bone and entrusted it to Dugu Bo, who asked the three administrators to seek an exchange for a healing or life-preserving Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao struck at Zhu Zhuqing, but Flender and Zhao Wuji intervened and managed to keep her alive, though she was badly injured.
• Zhu Zhuqing swore that she would kill Tang Hao, even if it took her whole life to become strong enough.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan arrived, and Yue Guan made Tang Hao rush toward Shrek Academy by claiming he knew how his son was doing.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan concluded that Zhu Zhuqing was effectively crippled and decided to bury her rather than try to save her.

After Zhu Zhuqing died, Wang Qiye discovered a strange power beneath her grave and sent it information before rushing back to his Daoist Grounds. Meanwhile, the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan confronted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over its supply of whale rubber, leaving Chen Xin and Gu Rong badly outmatched.

• Dai Mubai and the others mourned Zhu Zhuqing, and Chrysanthemum Douluo led them toward the Pope after they buried her.
• Wang Qiye found a newborn power beneath Zhu Zhuqing's grave, studied its black-cat form as it developed, and sent it information before answering an urgent call for help.
• Yu Yuanzhen demanded whale rubber from Ning Fengzhi, and Tang Xiao joined him with Clear Sky Sect elders to pressure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Xiao revealed that he had reached level ninety-seven, and Chen Xin realized he and Gu Rong could not withstand the opposing forces.
• Yu Yuanzhen demanded thirty percent of the whale rubber while Tang Xiao offered to leave if the sect handed over half.

Wang Qiye arrived at Skywater Academy as Shui Bing'er was being pressured to surrender her Soul Bone to the headmistress and the Heaven Dou Empire troops. He took the Soul Bone, agreed to take Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er away, and flew off with them.

• Wang Qiye checked the deserted Shrek Academy in Suotuo City, then set out for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and spotted Heaven Dou Empire troops on the march.
• Headmistress Aim Crown, teachers, and students pressured Shui Bing'er to surrender her Soul Bone as Viscount Saen threatened to destroy Skywater Academy.
• Shui Bing'er began handing over the Soul Bone, but Wang Qiye descended from the sky and took it, revealing the power of his nine black Soul Rings.
• Shui Bing'er asked Wang Qiye to take her and Shui Yue'er away, and the headmistress revealed that Shui Bing'er was promised as a bride to the Crown Family.
• Wang Qiye took the sisters in his arms, knocked the headmistress down when she tried to stop him, and flew away with them.

Tang Xiao, Yu Yuanzhen, and the Clear Sky Sect tried to take the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's whale rubber, then discovered a stone stele that could nearly double cultivation speed. When the Clear Sky Sect's third elder seized Ning Rongrong to force the sect to reveal it, Wang Qiye's unseen intervention shattered him.

• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao pressured Ning Fengzhi to hand over whale rubber and mocked Ning Rongrong's claims about her master, Wang Qiye.
• Yu Yuanzhen suggested a marriage between their families, but Ning Fengzhi rejected the idea and Chen Xin and Gu Rong prepared to defend Ning Rongrong.
• The Clear Sky Sect's third elder reported that over two thousand Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples were cultivating before a stone stele that had nearly doubled his cultivation speed.
• Tang Xiao demanded to see the stone stele, and his third elder seized Ning Rongrong as leverage while Chen Xin and Gu Rong resisted.
• The third elder threatened Ning Rongrong, then shattered across the ground before he could finish, leaving her unharmed.

Wang Qiye returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and confronted the Clear Sky Sect and Yu Yuanzhen after they threatened Ning Rongrong. He left Tang Xiao shaken after catching the Clear Sky Hammer with one hand.

• Wang Qiye arrived with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, and Ning Rongrong clung to him while asking him to punish those who had bullied her.
• Ning Fengzhi identified Tang Xiao, two Clear Sky Sect elders, and Yu Yuanzhen as powerful Titled Douluo, and Wang Qiye acknowledged that the fight would be difficult.
• Tang Xiao, the Clear Sky Sect elders, and Yu Yuanzhen unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars and attacked Wang Qiye with hammers and lightning.
• Wang Qiye evaded their coordinated assault, then copied the Clear Sky Sect's Chaotic Cloak technique as Tang Xiao attacked with his hammer.
• Wang Qiye caught Tang Xiao's Clear Sky Hammer with one hand, and Tang Xiao struggled to wrench it free.

Wang Qiye defeated Tang Xiao, Yu Yuanzhen, and the Clear Sky Sect elders, then forced Tang Xiao to transfer the sect’s authority in the Blacksmiths’ Guild to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He spared Yu Yuanzhen but seized the True Dragon Nine Crowns to refine it, while Yu secretly planned to escape with it.

• Tang Xiao and the others admitted defeat after Wang Qiye effortlessly withstood their attacks, and Ning Rongrong taunted them until Wang Qiye smacked her and tossed her aside.
• Wang Qiye prepared to kill his opponents, but stopped when his Nether Communion Nine Lives Mystic Art progress reached five percent and ordered Tang Xiao to transfer the Clear Sky Sect’s Blacksmiths’ Guild authority to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Xiao promised to arrange the transfer within three days and fled with the Clear Sky Sect elders, leaving Yu Yuanzhen behind when Wang Qiye stopped him.
• Yu Yuanzhen offered his clan’s dragon-type Soul Beast Secret Realms in exchange for his life, and Wang Qiye agreed to spare him while taking the True Dragon Nine Crowns.
• Yu Yuanzhen accepted Wang Qiye’s demand to stay while he refined the crown, but secretly planned to flee with it because he believed it would only recognize its original owner.

The Pride of Heaven Ranking announced Hu Liena in fifth place for her Nine-Tailed Fox martial soul and potential connection to the fortune law. As the assembled powers reacted, Dugu Bo learned that Ye Lingling had memorized his sections on poisonous minerals and herbs, just as fourth place was about to be revealed.

• Bibi Dong's elders reported that a mysterious Titled Douluo had taken Skywater Academy's ranked prodigy and that Dugu Bo had accepted Ye Lingling as his disciple.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai gathered in Spirit City and reflected on how Shrek Academy had fallen apart.
• The Imperial Fighting Team and students from the Five Elemental Academies waited anxiously for the top five rankings to appear.
• The Heaven Ranking placed Hu Liena fifth, naming her Nine-Tailed Fox martial soul's affinity for desire and its potential to evolve into a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
• Hu Liena celebrated her ranking with Bibi Dong, who warned her that desire could lead her astray, while Qian Renxue noted that Hu Liena belonged to Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo learned that Ye Lingling had memorized the Minerals and Herbs sections of his poisonous-creatures book, but Dugu Yan interrupted him as fourth place was about to appear.

Ma Hongjun was named fourth on the Pride of Heaven Ranking, and his Karmic Fire Phoenix Martial Soul’s nature was revealed after he offended Bibi Dong. Wang Qiye asked Ning Fengzhi to locate Ma Hongjun, while Dugu Yan complained about his appearance at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Bibi Dong recognized Ma Hongjun as a Shrek student and had Gui Mei bring him and the others to the Pope's Palace.
• Ma Hongjun stared at Bibi Dong, so Hu Liena ordered guards to give him twenty lashes.
• The ranking revealed that Ma Hongjun possessed a Karmic Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, and Bibi Dong awkwardly ordered a seat for him after learning his instincts were influenced by it.
• Wang Qiye explained karmic fire to Ning Rongrong and asked Ning Fengzhi to find Ma Hongjun.
• Dugu Yan disparaged Ma Hongjun at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and said she would teach him a lesson if they met.

The Pride of Heaven Ranking named Ning Rongrong third for her extraordinary comprehension, prompting disbelief and speculation about how she surpassed the limits associated with her support Martial Soul. As the ranking left its top two spots vacant, Bibi Dong suspected that someone she knew might occupy one of them.

• Ning Rongrong reacted with disbelief at placing third, while Wang Qiye urged her to keep working instead of focusing on her rank.
• Hu Liena wondered whether Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could touch the laws, while Oscar felt an immediate attraction to Ning Rongrong.
• Yu Tianheng told the Heaven Dou Royal Team that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was said to be cursed and unable to advance beyond rank eighty.
• The ranking credited Ning Rongrong’s innate comprehension and many-tasked mind, and Wang Qiye discovered she had mastered only ten percent of the Nine Lives Profound Art of Penetrating the Netherworld.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Team fell silent after learning Ning Rongrong earned her place through comprehension alone, then wondered who would take the top two spots.
• Bibi Dong studied the vacant first and second places and suspected that a particularly talented Soul Master she knew would appear among them.

The Pride of Heaven Ranking named Qian Renxue as its second-place prodigy, revealing her extraordinary celestial aptitude and prompting Qian Daoliu to regret sending her away as a spy. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Wang Qiye assigned Ning Rongrong to teach Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, temporarily sparing her from seclusion.

• Qian Renxue instructed two Titled Douluo to protect and recruit any ranked prodigies near Heaven Dou City.
• The ranking named Qian Renxue second and revealed that her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and untouched body made her exceptionally receptive to energy, though the Angel God had restricted what energy she could accommodate.
• Qian Daoliu regretted leaving Qian Renxue to serve as a spy and nearly left the Worship Hall to bring her home, but stopped at the doorway.
• Bibi Dong confirmed Qian Renxue's connection to the angel lineage, while Chrysanthemum Douluo redirected the Spirit Hall group's attention toward the still-unknown first-place prodigy.
• Wang Qiye scolded Ning Rongrong for wasting her aptitude and ordered her to enter seclusion after the ranking ended.
• When Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er asked Wang Qiye for more help with the Five Elements Fist, he made Ning Rongrong responsible for teaching them and waived her seclusion unless she failed a test in seven days.

The Pride of Heaven Ranking revealed Wang Qiye as a martial arts prodigy who became a Titled Douluo at fifteen and was hailed as the greatest person in Douluo Continent history. His revelation shocked the continent, while Tang Xiao recognized him as the powerful stranger the Clear Sky Sect had encountered, and a dirt-covered figure emerged near Shrek Academy seeking Tang Hao, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others.

• The Pride of Heaven Ranking named Wang Qiye first and described his rise from a village survivor to a martial arts founder and Titled Douluo at fifteen.
• Zhao Wuji and Chrysanthemum Yue Guan explained the meaning of martial arts grandmasters, while Tang Xiao wondered whether Wang Qiye was connected to the Clear Sky Sect's martial arts efforts.
• The ranking's details made Tang Xiao realize Wang Qiye was the mysterious Titled Douluo who had overwhelmed the Clear Sky Sect, and he left without answering whether the sect would try to recruit him.
• Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, Dugu Bo, Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and others reacted with shock or concern to Wang Qiye's achievements, while Tang Chen's clarity briefly returned before he fell back into madness.
• Tang Hao promised to devote himself to Tang San's training, while Yu Xiaogang remained trapped and hoped Spirit Hall would rescue him.
• A dirt-covered figure emerged from beneath the earth near Shrek Academy's former grounds and announced that he was coming for Tang Hao, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and everyone at the academy.

After the Pride of Heaven Ranking distributed its rewards, the Heaven Ranking announced that the strength-based Dragon-Tiger Ranking would appear in a week. At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong tried to make amends to Ma Hongjun by healing his wounds, but her touch triggered his uncontrollable evil fire.

• Wang Qiye scolded Ning Rongrong for being lazy and whipped her back to training.
• The Pride of Heaven Ranking distributed its rewards, and the Heaven Ranking announced the Dragon-Tiger Ranking for one week later.
• Holy Soul Village celebrated the new ranking, while Old Jack and the villagers hoped Tang San would be listed.
• Bibi Dong sent everyone away and kept Ma Hongjun behind, then apologized for his punishment and applied ointment to his wounds.
• After Ma Hongjun's wounds healed, Bibi Dong touched his back to check his sudden sweating, and his evil fire surged beyond his control.

After Bibi Dong’s words deepened Ma Hongjun’s despair over his uncontrollable instincts, Wang Qiye appeared and left him a cultivation manual meant to help him control them. Ma Hongjun opened the Bhagavad Gita, while Wang Qiye departed with the exhausted Yu Yuanzhen.

• Hu Liena teased Ma Hongjun with her Soul Skill until Bibi Dong ordered her to stop and warned her not to get close to people like him.
• Ma Hongjun returned alone to his residence, distressed by Bibi Dong’s words and the instincts he could not control.
• Wang Qiye appeared in Ma Hongjun’s room and left a cultivation manual that he said could help control Ma Hongjun’s instincts.
• Ma Hongjun hesitated, then opened the book titled Bhagavad Gita, triggering a blaze of Ignorance Fire inside the residence.
• Wang Qiye left with Yu Yuanzhen, who was still in puppy form and struggled to carry him onward.